41.   The censure motion vote is equal to a vote of confidence.

42.   The censure vote by the House of Representatives Foreign Relations Commission is a formal criticism of Frechette, but congress can do nothing to punish the ambassador.

43.   The European Commission narrowly survived a censure vote in the European Parliament last week over accusations of fraud and mismanagement at the EU executive agency.

44.   The censure vote was expected Tuesday night.

45.   The commission has granted parliament a number of concessions in recent weeks, in hopes of heading off the censure vote.

46.   The government suggested a unanimous resolution by the house that would avoid the more embarrassing individual censure vote by each Rajya Sabha member.

47.   The government of Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, though so far not directly implicated in the scandal, faces a censure vote Tuesday.

48.   The opposition had predicted the prime minister would emerge victorious in the censure vote if only to avert a government crisis that would delay the more important charter decision.

49.   The opposition had predicted the prime minister would emerge victorious in the censure vote if only to avert a government crisis that would delay the more important charter vote.

50.   The scandal has taken a toll on the government of Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, which faces a censure vote Tuesday.